For example, an agent who focuses on retail may be presented with an as-is property that is out of their wheelhouse and only fit for investors. 

I have a background in Sales both inside Sales, and Retail Sales.

If you are frisky enough then you should become best friends with the General Partners of mega Hedge Funds with massive assets under management and key people at bulge bracket investment banks.

You're basically paying retail for investment property at close to market mortgage rates if I understand these scenarios...sooo.. where is the upside?

Article written in 2013 claiming a massive crash is on the horizon: http://investmentwatchblog.com/paul-b-farrell-the-...4.

It is the gold standard for cost estimation from my observations.RS Means is retail pricing.  

Hi All,i am New to the real estate investing and i am learning now i am realing j scott book on flipping house taking me a while to finish but i am getting there. as i am reading i also reached out to a real estate company near where i live. about looking for property for me.I have no idea what i am doing so i am going with the flow.I live in farrockaway NY used to live in Brooklyn its a half hour drive so its close to each other.anyways i am interested in retail propertys to start i feel like it a good place to start if any body can give me some advice weather to start here or go to wholesale or some thing else please let me know.so the real estate sent me this listing http://links.mlslirealtor.com/PublicWeb/CL_CF.asp?...

In those deals that I do partner with, I've either: 1) generated the lead and let my partner complete the transaction (perhaps requiring court order or similar action); 2) tied the deal up contractually, hence set and structured the terms, letting my partner rehab and retail; or, 3) received opportunity referred to me by lead-generator (bird dog) who has identified the target and connects me with an alpha principal, and I put it together for my team to complete and monetize.Since I've been in the game since the 70's, I get to pick and choose who I work with.

The property should be one you are prepared to buy, fix, and retail; or, buy, fix and rent YOURSELF.Why?

Nope, if you're looking for retail buyers, MLS will get you 95% of the way there, and Craigslist and local networking will probably get you to 99%...